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Jewish Voice for Liberation @jvl.org.uk · 18h

Ken Stern, Author of the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism Explains to Peter Beinart Why It’s a Threat to US Freedom peterbeinart.substack.com/p/the-author...
Topics include:
Origin of the definition and how it spread
The dangers and damage of the definition
Why universities ignored these dangers...

The Author of the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism Explains Why It’s a Threat to American Freedom

A conversation about American foreign policy, Palestinian freedom and the Jewish people.

peterbeinart.substack.com

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 10h

Nobody ever wants to talk about or admit this but it happened.

Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.social · 10h

Taking in refugees isn't just a nice thing we do — we have a legal obligation. The 1951 Refugee Convention came about specifically because countries like the US refused entry to Jews who were trying to escape Germany, because the world didn't ever want that to happen again.

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Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 1d

@gravelinfluencer.bsky.social I have made “How to Report ICE” zines for many localities in the US. The SALUTE protocol is included and the LUCE hotline as well for MA. Zines are available in English and Spanish for Massachusetts.

drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Hand holding black and white illustrated zine titled “How to Report ICE” in front of sunflowers

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DirkNiblick @spolem.net · 7h

If you haven’t yet, you should watch this.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

youtu.be

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 16h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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mspwhistles.bsky.social @mspwhistles.bsky.social · 3d

Whistle packs being assembled- MSP folks can DM for delivery.

Pile of zines in English and Spanish with “FORM A CROWD STAY LOUD” title. Individual whistles in plastic bags.

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Tinman’s Telltale Heart @bcmfietser.bsky.social · 7h

People who bike commute are *not* differentially likely to be drawn from the economically privileged. Full fucking stop.
Yes, the data are a bit dated here, but I doubt this pattern has simply reversed since 2012!
www.census.gov/newsroom/blo...

Horizontal bar-graph showing walking and bicycling to work by household income: 2008-2012, based on data from the US Census run American Community Survey. Green bars show percentages walking that are highest for the lowest household income groups, and lowest for those in the highest income brackets. Similarly, orange bars show the same pattern for biking to work.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 9h

The antifa concept can be traced to Arditi del Popolo movement, an Italian anti-fascist group that was founded in 1921 for the purpose of defending working-class people and institutions from the assault of Mussolini’s blackshirts.

From 1920s Italy to 1930s Palestine to 1980s Ska Scenes, Antifa Has Many Faces

A historian discusses past anti-fascist organizations and practices in light of Trump’s effort to criminalize “antifa.”…

truthout.org

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IDF Hannibal Brigade @hannibalbrigade.biz · 9h

The Zionists just released the corpses of 45 Palestinians
- No names were provided, just numbers
- All were cuffed
- Some were blindfolded
- Some were executed by gunshot
- Others were run over by tanks

Tweet from Quds News:

The Palestinian ministry of Health reported earlier today that 45 Palestinian bodies have been released by Israel.
All had their hands and legs cuffed. Some were blindfolded. Some had gunshot wounds, while others have been run over by tanks.

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Wedge LIVE!™ @wedge.live · 9h

🚨Big news on tomorrow's episode. We will be releasing the results of our official mayoral poll. It shows Frey trailing in distant 4th place among the most likely voters: Wedge LIVE readers who cheat on Google form submissions.

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geri katz @gerikatz.bsky.social · 9h

This would land you in jail in a civilized country. But so would inciting an insurrection…

Politico @politico.com · 10h

EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Police are investigating a swastika found in GOP Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

“The content of that image does not reflect the values or standards of this office, my staff, or myself, and I condemn it in the strongest terms," Taylor said in a statement.

Capitol Police called to investigate swastika in GOP congressional office

An American flag altered to include an image of a swastika was found in Rep. Dave Taylor’s office.

www.politico.com

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 10h

I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news

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TCBUND @twincitiesbund.bsky.social · 10h

Chowder for Chowdhury!

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TCBUND @twincitiesbund.bsky.social · 10h

Aw, they could’ve called it “Chowder for Chowdhury.”

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✨👻 scoooops 👻✨ @scoopsstp.bsky.social · 11h

endorsed, on the basis of soup

Aurin Chowdhury MPLS City Council Member W12 @aurinmpls.bsky.social · 11h

Join me TODAY at ‘Chili for Chowdhury’!🌶️

I'm excited to share soups / chilis made with love by our favorite Ward 12 restaurants & neighbors.

See you at Team Aurin's campaign office tonight, 6:30-8pm.

RSVP & chip in $25+ to get my favorite soup recipe:
secure.actblue.com/donate/chiliforchowdhury

Join us TODAY at Chili for Chowdhury!
A soup-themed fundraiser for the only DFL endorsed candidate for Minneapolis City Council Ward 12

Wednesday, October 15th from 6:30-8:00pm

Team Aurin’s campaign office: 4024 E. 46th Street

Chip in: secure.actblue.com/donate/chiliforchowdhury

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 20h

UK start-up Books By People has launched a new certification – the Organic Literature Certification – with a group of independent publishing houses to “counter AI-generated books” 👇 #BookSky

Startup launches ‘industry-first’ certification for human-made books

ebx.sh

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Eli Sherman @elitalksmpls.bsky.social · 10h

Going to keep beating this drum because it’s also a great example of the “urban playground” philosophy vs catering your business to people that live and work in the city. Instead of everything as a drive in destination for suburbanites.

Vince Mpls @vincempls.bsky.social · 10h

When the writing is this bad, why aren’t we naming names? Sharyn Jackson, please do a better job. This is sloppy.

Screenshot of the article “these Minneapolis restaurants are trading fine dining fur casual concepts”

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onion person @junlper.beer · 14h

very annoying that we had to endure about a month of these people going “calling us nazis hurts our feelings” to then immediately be revealed saying nazi shit and going “yup, we want gas chambers. so what libs”

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14h

“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments

Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 14h

Griem goes there, arguing in response to Justice Jackson that there can be no race-conscious remedy absent a finding of intentional discrimination.

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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 1d

What meaningless thing/experience are you still mad about? Like it should not matter at all, DOES not matter at all. But you’re still MAD.

And how long has it been?

I bought some bagels at Hy-Vee four years ago. So bad. Too big. Hard. Bland. WORTHLESS.

I’m still FURIOUS.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson calls Sunday's naked bike ride in protest of the Portland ICE facility and and Trump troop deployment "the most threatening thing I’ve seen yet"

www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

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TCBUND @twincitiesbund.bsky.social · 1d

The article removed from Forbes, “Why White Evangelicalism Is So Cruel”

You will know a tree by its fruit.

www.politicalorphans.com

TCBUND @twincitiesbund.bsky.social · 1d

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 3d

"While your proposal to increase the bed availability in your shelter from 80 to 140 by purchasing accessory dwelling units was a surprisingly resourceful plan, the budget and governance committees have identified pickleball as the issue that voters care about most."

Thank You for Submitting Your Homeless Shelter Application, but We’ve Decided to Use City Funds for Thirty-Five New Pickleball Courts Instead

Thank you for submitting your grant application for a homelessness shelter expansion. We received many competitive proposals, including yours. With...

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No Longer Paid to Agitate Willing to Annoy for Free. @larryn1966.bsky.social · 1d

I spent the morning at a rally for striking CMRJB Workers United union tannery workers at Twin City Tanning in South St Paul. They are fighting for better wages and working conditions. Many of these workers have been there over 20 years and are still barely making 20 dollars an hour.

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